Pressley: Today’s huge in League One battle

William Watt

Steven Pressley believes today could be a defining afternoon in the League One relegation battle.

All eight teams in danger of the drop are in action today, with two facing each other when Blackpool take on Colchester at Bloomfield Road.

Fleetwood currently sit just a point ahead of Oldham who occupy the final relegation place at present, and face a tough away day at Southend.

And come 5pm Pressley feels the picture could be much clearer.

“I think it’s a big day for all of the bottom clubs,” he said.

“There’s a fixture involving Blackpool and Colchester and that could be a defining fixture for both teams.

“So it’s a big weekend, and there are another five teams fighting for their lives at the moment.

“It looks like it could go right down to the wire.

“There have been certain years when 48 points have been enough for survival in League One, it looks like that isn’t going to be the case this year.

“That will make it a really tense last six games of the season.

“At this moment in time there are eight teams fighting for those four places, but today it could become five teams fighting for one place.

“We just have to take care of ourselves.”

Fleetwood face a Southend side this afternoon who have very little to play for in the middle of League One after faint hopes of a play-off push were ended by a 2-0 defeat against Blackpool last weekend.